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Virginia is located on the east coast of the United States, with its state capitol located in Richmond. Virginia has 135 counties and 40 independent cities. Among the 50 states, Virginia ranks 35th in size, covering 39,594 square miles. According to the 2000 Census, Virginia had a population of 7,078,515 million people, ranking 12th most populous among the 50 states and District of Columbia. By 2025, it is projected to be the 12th most populous with 8.5 million people. In 2000, 73 percent of the population lived in urban areas, with over half the population residing in the state's three major metropolitan areas: Northern Virginia, Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area, and Hampton Roads. Map of Virginia Network Members (Updated 1/31/08) |
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Libraries/Associations Information
Libraries
- Directory of Virginia State Agency Libraries and Resource Centers
- The Library of Virginia - The Library of Virginia serves the library and archival needs of the government and citizens of Virginia .
- Virginia Public Library Directory
- The Virtual Library of Virginia - A consortium of academic libraries in Virginia , including the 39 state-assisted colleges and universities, 30 private colleges and universities, and the Library of Virginia. This site also provides links to all Virginia college and university libraries, including those not participating in VIVA.
Resource Libraries
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Brickell Medical Sciences Library
740 W Olney Road, PO Box 1980
Norfolk , VA 23501-1980
Phone: 757-446-5847
Fax: 757-446-5134University of Virginia Health System
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
PO Box 800722, 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville , VA 22908-0722
Phone: 434-924-0051
Fax: 434-243-6928Virginia Commonwealth University
Tompkins McCaw Library, Resource Delivery
509 N 12th Street Box 980582
Richmond , VA 23298-0582
Phone: 804-828-2004
Fax: 804-828-6089Regional Medical Library: University of Maryland Baltimore, Health Sciences Human Services Library
There are many fine local libraries in the network that provide health information and other services. For help finding a participating library click here.
Library Associations/Consortia/Local Groups
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association - An organization of health sciences librarians and other information professionals serving the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- Northern Virginia Health Sciences Librarians (NVHSL)
- Southwest Virginia Health Information Librarians
- Tidewater Health Science Librarians
- Virginia Council of Health Sciences Librarians (VaCOHSL) - VaCOHSL consists of members from the state of Virginia who work, consult, volunteer, or who have a general interest in health sciences libraries.
- Virginia Library Association - The state chapter of the American Library Association for library staff and trustees, library school students, libraries, and friends of libraries representing the full spectrum of librarianship in Virginia .
- Virginia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association
Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Recovery Resources
- Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Recovery Resources - Non State Specific Resources
- Virginia Department of Emergency Management - Protecting the lives and property of Virginia's citizens from emergencies and disasters by coordinating the state's emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts.
- Virginia Department of Health - Emergency Preparedness & Response Programs
News Information Resources
- Virginia News Media - This site provides links to newspapers, television stations, radio stations, and selected magazines.
- Virginia Press Releases - Links to press releases from Virginia government agencies.
Demographic and Statistical Resources
- Demographic Resources - Non State Specific Resources
- Statistical Information Resources - Non State Specific Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -Virginia Snapshots - The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their State.
- Faststats: Virginia Facts - The National Center for Health Statistics provides brief vital statistics and links to data on alcohol abuse, women's health, health trends, mortality data, and other statistical information.
- FedStats - Virginia - provides access to statistics prepared by over 100 federal agencies. Statistics are available on a state and community level.
- The Commonwealth Fund - Virginia rankings and results compared to benchmarks, and to view the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance.
- VASTAT-Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service - This site provides links to Virginia statistical information from reliable sources. The website has arranged information alphabetically in a table. Subjects range from agriculture, health, regional economics, occupations to whole sale trade and e-commerce statistics.
- Virginia Center for Health Statistics - This site provides population and vital events data, minority health and life expectancy data.
- Virginia Health Information - VHI has information and data on Virginia hospitals, health insurance, nursing facilities, physicians, retirement centers and other health care providers. Learn about care options, compare services and choose providers. VHI also licenses databases and creates special reports for employers, researchers, consultants, and health care providers.
Health Resources
- Virginia Department of Health
- Virginia State and Local Government on the Net provides links to government information on a state and local level for the fifty states, as well as selected US-associated areas such as Guam.
Virginia Specific Population Health Information Resources
- Virginia Health Care Foundation - The Virginia Health Care Foundation promotes and funds local public-private partnerships that increase access to primary health care services for medically underserved and uninsured Virginians.
- Virginia Office of Minority Health - The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to eliminate health disparities that exist among racial and ethnic minority populations in Virginia.
- Specific Population General Health Information Resources - Non State Specific Population Health Information Resources
The menu below will direct you to state specific resources for the listed populations. If there is no state specific resource listed on this page, you will be redirected to a general health resources page for the group you selected.
SE/A Staff Contact
Toni Yancey, Outreach/Exhibits Coordinator
Miss Yancey exhibits, teaches, and manages the state and national exhibits for the SE/A Region. She also supports subcontracts and awards in FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, and WV.
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